Benjamin Griffin (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career Griffin attended East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he won two NCHSAA 4A individual state championships.Men's Golf State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved January 11, 2025. He then played college golf at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2014 to 2018, winning three tournaments and being named a two-time honorable mention All-America.
Professional career Griffin turned professional in 2018 after graduating from North Carolina and began playing on the PGA Tour Canada. He won the Staal Foundation Open in July. In 2019, he played on the PGA Tour Canada and Korn Ferry Tour with limited success. In 2020, he played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica and LocaliQ Series (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). He stepped away from golf for most of 2021 and worked as a loan officer for a mortgage group in North Carolina. He returned to golf and earned his Korn Ferry Tour card for 2022 via Q-school.
In 2022, Griffin played on the Korn Ferry Tour and finished runner-up in three events: Astara Golf Championship, LECOM Suncoast Classic, and BMW Charity Pro-Am. He finished 8th on the regular season points list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2023. He has two runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour: the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship and 2024 RBC Canadian Open.
He earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Andrew Novak. Griffin then followed that up less than one month later, winning the Charles Schwab Challenge on May 25, 2025.
On August 27, 2025, he was named to the USA team for the 2025 Ryder Cup by team captain, Keegan Bradley.
Sunday November 9,2025 - Griffin started the day 2 shots behind the 54-hole leader, Garrick Higgo, and shot a 9 under 63 to win the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico by 2 shots for his 3rd PGA victory. The 259 stroke total also broke the tournament record by 2 strokes.
Personal life Griffin's great-grandfather, Ben Shields, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies in the 1920s and 1930s.
Griffin suffers from symptomatic eye floaters, which is why he often wears sunglasses.
On December 6, 2025, Griffin married Dana Myeroff in Palm Beach, Florida. They met during a night out in Florida. After two years of dating, he proposed in Sea Island, Georgia.
Amateur wins 2013 Rolex Tournament of Champions 2014 Tar Heel Intercollegiate, Bridgestone Collegiate 2017 Tar Heel Intercollegiate
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Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Apr 27, 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans(with Andrew Novak)−28 (62-66-61-71=260)1 stroke Nicolai Højgaard and Rasmus Højgaard2May 25, 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge−12 (66-63-68-71=268)1 stroke Matti Schmid3Nov 9, 2025 World Wide Technology Championship−29 (65-65-66-63=259)2 strokes Chad Ramey, Sami Välimäki
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12023Sanderson Farms Championship Ludvig Åberg, Luke List, Henrik Norlander, Scott StallingsList won with birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour Canada wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 15, 2018Staal Foundation Open−22 (68-68-66-64=266)1 stroke Riley Wheeldon
Playoff record Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022BMW Charity Pro-Am Robby SheltonLost to par on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2023202420252026Masters TournamentT33PGA ChampionshipCUTWDT8T14U.S. OpenT10T17The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT59
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied Source:
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1Totals 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 6 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2026 Masters – 2026 Open Championship, current) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2025 PGA – 2025 U.S. Open)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2023202420252026The Players ChampionshipT35CUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place
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Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2023Match PlayT31 "T" = tied for place
Team appearances Professional Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Canada): 2018 Ryder Cup: 2025
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See also 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
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